Sweeney Yellow
Benjamin Moore's Sweeney Yellow is a orange shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 56.1 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#E1C491LRV
56.15
Coordinating Colors
Swiss Coffee reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 56), opening up a space where Sweeney Yellow encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 34, Sweeney Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Capitol White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 56), opening up a space where Sweeney Yellow encloses it.
Sweeney Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 34), opening up a space where Palace Ochre encloses it.
Complementary Colors
Sweeney Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 16), opening up a space where Blue Heron encloses it.
Sweeney Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 37), opening up a space where Dreamy encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 10, Sweeney Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweeney Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 25), opening up a space where Stratford Blue encloses it.
Beacon Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (56 vs 49) makes Sweeney Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (67 vs 56) makes Randolph Bisque the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 56 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (68 vs 56) makes Hilton Head Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Mohave Desert reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (56 vs 53) makes Sweeney Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sweeney Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 40), opening up a space where Bryant Gold encloses it.
Sweeney Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hathaway Gold encloses it.
With LRVs of 56 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Manufacturer description
A buttery, warm shade of yellow, this rich hue is based on 18th century paint using white and yellow ochre pigments. It will add a visible glow to any space.